MSU vs. Auburn in the Peach Bowl? That would be fun.

by **NigelUno** Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:14 am

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/11/9/7180521/bowl-projections-2014-college-football-playoff-predictions

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:31 am

that would be a fun game. Definitely the best 2 loss teams in the country (right now, anyway - Auburn still has Alabama and Georgia)..

on another note, I can't decide which will be the next best non-playoff game.. either the Bitcoin Bowl, the Potato Bowl or the Quick Lane Bowl... those games always seems to fly just under the radar in terms of national interest.

by **NigelUno** Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:33 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:that would be a fun game. Definitely the best 2 loss teams in the country (right now, anyway - Auburn still has Alabama and Georgia)..

on another note, I can't decide which will be the next best non-playoff game.. either the Bitcoin Bowl, the Potato Bowl or the Quick Lane Bowl... those games always seems to fly just under the radar in terms of national interest.

Whichever one Michigan plays in. Duh.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:36 am

NigelUno wrote:

Whichever one Michigan plays in. Duh.

seems like the Beef O'Brady Bowl would be poetic...

unless it's defunct..

which might make it even more poetic.

by 75alum Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:37 am

I think the match up is bound to happen sooner or later. MSU and Auburn have been close to crossing paths before. My BIL is an Auburn alum. Would make for a fun time in my case.

by **NigelUno** Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:38 am

Peach Bowl = suite tickets for me

by **InTenSity** Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:39 am

After this weekend, I feel that Auburn would truck us as bad as Bama did a few years ago. Then again Dantonio is getting pretty good about being prepared for bowl games.

Where the hell is the Peach Bowl?

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:40 am

NigelUno wrote:Peach Bowl = suite tickets for me

sweet

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:40 am

InTenSity wrote:After this weekend, I feel that Auburn would truck us as bad as Bama did a few years ago. Then again Dantonio is getting pretty good about being prepared for bowl games.

Where the hell is the Peach Bowl?

it's not in Atlanta.. the capitol of the Peach State..

Wink

by SpartanGuard Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:41 am

I'm ok with that. I have friends in Savannah who I've been wanting to visit and could crash with--and yes, I realize Savannah is about 4 hours from Atlanta, but it's still closer than Michigan.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:47 am

SpartanGuard wrote:I'm ok with that. I have friends in Savannah who I've been wanting to visit and could crash with--and yes, I realize Savannah is about 4 hours from Atlanta, but it's still closer than Michigan.

Atlanta's fun on NYE..

(assuming the game is on NYE this year - it usually is)

by **InTenSity** Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:58 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
it's not in Atlanta.. the capitol of the Peach State..

I hate peaches and Georgia.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:03 am

InTenSity wrote:
I hate peaches and Georgia.

I actually married a Georgia peach.. in Atlanta....

if you hated it so bad, you didn't have to come to the wedding and the open bar afterwards, ya know.. MSU vs. Auburn in the Peach Bowl? That would be fun. 2943907172

MSU vs. Auburn in the Peach Bowl? That would be fun. 2943907172

by **InTenSity** Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:10 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
I actually married a Georgia peach.. in Atlanta....

if you hated it so bad, you didn't have to come to the wedding and the open bar afterwards, ya know..

MSU vs. Auburn in the Peach Bowl? That would be fun. 2267303065

by **NigelUno** Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:17 am

Robert J Sakimano wrote:I actually married a Georgia peach.. in Atlanta....

if you hated it so bad, you didn't have to come to the wedding and the open bar afterwards, ya know..

Some nice Southern plantation style homes for receptions.

by **NigelUno** Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:18 am

InTenSity wrote:After this weekend, I feel that Auburn would truck us as bad as Bama did a few years ago. Then again Dantonio is getting pretty good about being prepared for bowl games.

Where the hell is the Peach Bowl?

I think they changed the Chik Fil A Bowl back to the Peach Bowl. Or it's the Peach Bowl sponsored by Chik Fil A. Something like that.

by beal99 Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:22 am

I want UGA, but I'm afraid of what Gurley would do to us.

by **Jake from State Farm** Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:25 am

I could live with that. I've got a friend that's been wanting the wife and I to come visit her in Atlanta.

by **Floyd Robertson** Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:25 am

beal99 wrote:I want UGA, but I'm afraid of what Gurley would do to us.

Spartan D didn't have much problem with Ameer. Is UGA more of a passing threat than UNL so that it opens things up for Gurley?

by beal99 Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:26 am

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Spartan D didn't have much problem with Ameer. Is UGA more of a passing threat than UNL so that it opens things up for Gurley?

Todd Gurley is 10x the beast Ameer is. I still maintain he's the best RB in college football

by **Robert J Sakimano** Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:09 am

NigelUno wrote:

Some nice Southern plantation style homes for receptions.

yeah, it was a good time.

by Toe Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:29 am

NigelUno wrote:

Some nice Southern plantation style homes for receptions.

and the servants are so well behaved.

by **Ass Dan** Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:13 pm

beal99 wrote:

Todd Gurley is 10x the beast Ameer is. I still maintain he's the best RB in college football

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nah

by **Code_Warrior** Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:42 pm

InTenSity wrote:After this weekend, I feel that Auburn would truck us as bad as Bama did a few years ago. Then again Dantonio is getting pretty good about being prepared for bowl games.

Where the hell is the Peach Bowl?

There's no doubt that this OSU game has left my confidence shaken in the D. The lack of pressure on Barrett is something to be concerned about with Auburn. If their QB has no pressure on him, then I'm thinking they can exploit those big plays. OSU played a flawless game on offense and I'm not sure if our D problems can be fixed relative to athleticism and decision making, at least not this season because we don't have another opponent on our schedule that can duplicate what OSU did, and I think that Auburn can duplicate what OSU did on offense.

It would be interesting to see Narduzzi's analysis of the OSU game and see if he can develop a.scheme to neutralize it with our existing players. I guess I'm wondering how much of OSU's dominance was pure athletic talent and how much was just mental mistakes by our D. If it was more pure athletic talent, then I believe that Auburn would have comparable athletic talent to OSU and would be capable of doing the same things.

by **Blanch32** Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:44 pm

We are weak on the DT and slow at lb. We screwed

by LoneWolfSparty Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:48 pm

Blanch32 wrote:We are weak on the DT and slow at lb. We screwed

I think this is an extreme over-simplification. I have full confidence that Nar-dog will learn from the OSU game and make the proper adjustments. Linebacking corps in general are not fast, not just ours. Most fast college linebackers become safeties.

by **Blanch32** Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:01 pm

LoneWolfSparty wrote:

I think this is an extreme over-simplification. I have full confidence that Nar-dog will learn from the OSU game and make the proper adjustments. Linebacking corps in general are not fast, not just ours. Most fast college linebackers become safeties.

Ok explain why we got zero push whatsoever on basically every running play?

by **Blanch32** Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:01 pm

Last time we were that dominated upfront, it was 1995 vs neb!

by **NigelUno** Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:19 pm

Blanch32 wrote:Last time we were that dominated upfront, it was 1995 vs neb!

OSU had 268 yards rushing on Saturday.
OSU had 273 yards rushing in the Big Ten Championship Game last year.

Nebraska had 313 rushing yards in 2012.

by **steveschneider** Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:20 pm

I want vs. Notre Dame.

by **Blanch32** Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:21 pm

NigelUno wrote:

OSU had 268 yards rushing on Saturday.
OSU had 273 yards rushing in the Big Ten Championship Game last year.

Two punts. How about that stat?

by **Code_Warrior** Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:27 pm

NigelUno wrote:

OSU had 268 yards rushing on Saturday.
OSU had 273 yards rushing in the Big Ten Championship Game last year.

Yeah, but a big chunk of that was a long run by Miller. On the other hand, Miller got chased around a lot more than Barrett did. In fact, I can't recall Barrett getting chased around at all. There's a big difference between getting a lot of rush yards on mostly big plays, and getting a lot of yards 7 - 10 yards at a time. OSU's run game this year was was the latter type and was way more dominant than it was last year.

by **NigelUno** Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:30 pm

Code_Warrior wrote:
Yeah, but a big chunk of that was a long run by Miller. On the other hand, Miller got chased around a lot more than Barrett did. In fact, I can't recall Barrett getting chased around at all. There's a big difference between getting a lot of rush yards on mostly big plays, and getting a lot of yards 7 - 10 yards at a time. OSU's run game this year was was the latter type and was way more dominant than it was last year.

Miller had a 48 yard run in 2013.
Barrett had a 55 yard run this year.
Elliott had a 47 yard run this year.

by **Code_Warrior** Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:41 pm

NigelUno wrote:

Miller had a 48 yard run in 2013.
Barrett had a 55 yard run this year.
Elliott had a 47 yard run this year.

Boy, it sure didn't feel that way. I can't argue with that though. It just felt different than last year, maybe it was Miller's scrambling that made last year feel less dominant than this year. All I know is that I felt like OSU could do whatever it wanted and the D couldn't stop it. It didn't feel that way in the CCG.

by **NigelUno** Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:52 pm

Code_Warrior wrote:
Boy, it sure didn't feel that way. I can't argue with that though. It just felt different than last year, maybe it was Miller's scrambling that made last year feel less dominant than this year. All I know is that I felt like OSU could do whatever it wanted and the D couldn't stop it. It didn't feel that way in the CCG.

Here's the big difference:

Passing yards

2013: 8/21 101 yards
2014: 16/26 300 yards

Miller's QBR was 34.4 Barrett's was 95.8

by **Code_Warrior** Mon Nov 10, 2014 4:15 pm

NigelUno wrote:

Here's the big difference:

Passing yards

2013: 8/21 101 yards
2014: 16/26 300 yards

Miller's QBR was 34.4 Barrett's was 95.8

Yep. That nails it. Just a dominant performance.

by **steveschneider** Mon Nov 10, 2014 4:20 pm

NigelUno wrote:

Here's the big difference:

Passing yards

2013: 8/21 101 yards
2014: 16/26 300 yards

Miller's QBR was 34.4 Barrett's was 95.8

Barrett is a super star in the making. I hope they put 90+ points up on UofM.

by beal99 Mon Nov 10, 2014 5:39 pm

Let's see of we can get past Maryland first, our secondary gives me no confidence

by indianaspartan Mon Nov 10, 2014 7:30 pm

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Atlanta's fun on NYE..

(assuming the game is on NYE this year - it usually is)

This game used to be prime time on NYE. Now, the Orange Bowl takes that slot.

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
TBD vs. TBD Atlanta
Georgia Dome Dec. 31
12:30 p.m. ESPN

by **Cameron** Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:29 pm

I have confidence in our run D. It's our pass D that worries me.

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